Lahat ng Kabanata ng A Regret too Late: Kabanata 351 - Kabanata 360

While the surroundings of Auster Island were beautiful and Maria's stay there was comfortable, there were always too many unknowns. Her mind was never truly relaxed.When Cameron came to talk about the cello, she finally felt a spark of interest. She sat across from him and picked up the instrument. The moment she drew the bow across the strings and began to play the composition, a figure slowly appeared outside the door.Neither of them noticed.Maria focused on the composition in front of her and focused on the performance, while Cameron focused on her face, unable to look away.When the performance ended, Maria lowered the cello and happened to glance toward the doorway. She jumped in surprise when she saw someone standing there. Before she could say anything, Richard turned and left in a hurry, as if he was afraid of being discovered and disturbing them.Maria immediately stood up and chased after him. She only managed to catch sight of Richard quickly walking back to his ro

"Mr. Trent Freeman is handling the Shaw Group on behalf of Mr. Shaw right now," the bodyguard answered honestly. "He knew Mr. Shaw was here, so they sent us to bring him back. He said that something serious has happened."Maria had a bad feeling when she heard the bodyguard's words.Given these circumstances, what could have happened outside that was so serious?The ones close to Richard currently were Trent and Jonathan, as well as the Shaw Group. If there was something serious, it would almost certainly be one of those.She calmed herself and looked up at the two men. "If possible, can you tell us what exactly happened?"The two men exchanged a look. They clearly didn't expect Maria to care about this. One of them coughed lightly and lowered his voice. "Unfortunately, it's not our place to mention it to you. Mr. Freeman forbids us."Maria found that even more suspicious."Richard is injured. He just had stitches last night, and he's still very weak. We want him off this isla

As soon as Maria finished speaking, the door suddenly opened.Richard walked out and looked at them, his face completely blank.Maria had just thrown out those harsh words, and she froze when she saw him there. She didn't expect him to hear any of that.There was a flash in her eyes as she asked, "Where are you going?"Richard didn't answer her as he simply looked at the two men. "Let's go."The two men were stunned. "Mr. Shaw, where are you going?""Back," Richard said.Maria and Cameron traded a startled look.Richard wasn't going to stay anymore and was actually leaving?She couldn't quite process it.The two men scratched their heads, worried. "But sir, your injuries are serious. It doesn't seem like you can fly in a helicopter yet. Maybe we should rest here for another two days and wait until...""No. We leave now," Richard cut in. He turned and went back inside to pack the few things he needed.Maria's eyes looked away as she followed him into the room and said softly

In the face of all of this, all the unpleasant things between her and Jonathan and her refusal to acknowledge him no longer seemed so important.What mattered most was Jonathan's life.Maria then said softly, "Do you know about Richard? He came here to look for me and got hurt swimming at night. Now he has memory loss and some emotional problems. Once he's back, don't push him too hard."Willow was stunned. "What happened? How did he suddenly get injured and lose his memory?"Maria didn't know how to explain. She let out a quiet sigh. "I don't know what exactly happened either, but just try not to upset him for now.""Alright, I understand. I'm here, so you don't have to worry. How are things with you and Cameron? Have you two been getting along? There aren't any problems, right?" Willow asked, sounding somewhat worried.Maria smiled. "All good. We get along very well.""That's great," Willow said, finally relaxing a little.After the call ended, Maria held her phone tightly an

After Willow finished telling Maria of Jonathan's request, he couldn't help but feel nervous. He really didn't know how Maria would take it after hearing about it. After Maria listened, a strange light flickered in her eyes.A moment later, she heaved a heavy sigh. "Alright. Since you already promised him, we'll do the video call."She would see it as a way to ease her brother's guilt for being protected by Jonathan. No matter what, Jonathan did save Willow.Even if they were no longer mother and son, if she looked at it objectively, she should at least thank him on Willow's behalf.Willow let out a sigh of relief, though he still sounded uneasy. "Really? Are you sure?"Maria smiled. "What's there to be unsure about?""I'm just afraid this will make you unhappy, that you'll feel I'm forcing you. You didn't want any contact with Richard and Jonathan anymore, after all," Willow said, then quickly added, "You really don't need to feel pressured. If you really don't want any cont